A Predicted Mannoprotein Participates in <named-content content-type="genus-species">Cryptococcus gattii</named-content> Capsular Structure

A Predicted Mannoprotein Participates in <named-content content-type="genus-species">Cryptococcus gattii</named-content> Capsular Structure

ABSTRACT The yeast-like pathogen Cryptococcus gattii is an etiological agent of cryptococcosis. The major cryptococcal virulence factor is the polysaccharide capsule, which is composed of glucuronoxylomannan (GXM), galactoxylomannan (GalXM), and mannoproteins (MPs). The GXM and GalXM polysaccharides...

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Main Authors: Julia Catarina Vieira Reuwsaat, Heryk Motta, Ane Wichine Acosta Garcia, Carolina Bettker Vasconcelos, Bárbara Machado Marques, Natália Kronbauer Oliveira, Jéssica Rodrigues, Patrícia Aline Gröhns Ferrareze, Susana Frases, William Lopes, Vanessa Abreu Barcellos, Eamim Daidrê Squizani, Jorge André Horta, Augusto Schrank, Marcio Lourenço Rodrigues, Charley Christian Staats, Marilene Henning Vainstein, Lívia Kmetzsch
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018
Subjects:
Cryptococcus gattii
capsular polysaccharide
mannoprotein
Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/4b5e6e2b0c7b4cf8b8b79b323d57903b
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